If an individual with true gluten allergy also known as celiac disease has to avoid foods and beverages with gluten as it can cause a reaction in their gut almost immediately. I meet many people who also generally do not tolerate gluten very well. If you experience any or all of the symptoms below, chances are you may also be intolerant to gluten. No surprise to me considering so many foods contain it!!
- Feeling tired & heavy after bread & pasta
- Low energy levels
- Needing caffeine & stimulants
- Still hungry and craving more food after consuming a big meal. This may be sue to the gut being damaged by gluten and food then cannot absorb properly.
- Craving sweets after a meal with gluten (bread/pasta) to get sugar into the blood.
- Constipation or diarrhoea or both plus a distended abdomen.
- Bloating and wind or feeling very full after eating. Sometimes cramps can occur too if the gut is already inflamed.
- Depressed mood
